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Sunday, February 12, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 6 after the first quarter and won 106–97.

Final · Box score
Lakers94
Raptors92
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Celtics95
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Pistons77
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Heat107
Hawks87
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +22; Q3 MIA +27; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Warriors106
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Grizzlies88
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 2010–11Feb 12, 2011: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Kings), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Warriors

Monta Ellis scores 33 in Golden State win over Houston

Rajon Rondo posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+2+9GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2915302397
Warriors23252830106
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 4, 13, 12, 33, 18, 48, 14, 33GSW33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 26, 19, 15, 23, 10, 25, 12, 15GSW15 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 29, 29, 16, 2, 8, 4, 2, 28HOU28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 8, 4, 14, 24, 25, 12, 16, 14HOU14 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Raptors

Lakers lead Toronto wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 94–92. Best quarter: the first, 34–19. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over TOR2BOS over CHI4GSW over HOU9UTA over MEM10MIA over ATL20WAS over DET21Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over TOR.
Lead changes
Wizards-Pistons6
Lakers-Raptors4
Heat-Hawks3
Rockets-Warriors2
Jazz-Grizzlies2
Bulls-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Kobe's jumper with 4.8 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 94-92 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 203, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 97, Warriors 106
203
Heat-HawksHeat 107, Hawks 87
194
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 94, Raptors 92
186
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 98, Grizzlies 88
186
Bulls-CelticsBulls 91, Celtics 95
186
Wizards-PistonsWizards 98, Pistons 77
175
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 94, Raptors 92
+2 LAL
Bulls-CelticsBulls 91, Celtics 95
+4 BOS
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 97, Warriors 106
+9 GSW
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 98, Grizzlies 88
+10 UTA
Heat-HawksHeat 107, Hawks 87
+20 MIA
Wizards-PistonsWizards 98, Pistons 77
+21 WAS
McGee shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeWAS · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
CalderonTOR · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
72% (13-18)
HaywardUTA · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
MillsapUTA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Nick YoungWAS · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Lakers-Raptors
Lakers 94Raptors 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3420192194
Raptors1927212592
The story
Kobe Bryant's 27 points carried Los Angeles past Toronto, 94-92

For Toronto, Jose Calderon had 30 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 9-23 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-19, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +15+8+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 42.4 FPTS on 17 REB, 16 PTS, 6 AST

Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 91Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2320232591
Celtics2820242395
The story
Kevin Garnett had 13 points and 12 rebounds as Boston beat Chicago 95-91

C.J. Watson led Chicago with 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the first 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+5+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 97Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2915302397
Warriors23252830106
The story
Golden State beat Houston 106-97 behind 15 points and 13 rebounds from David Lee

Luis Scola paced Houston: 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 25-15 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −6+4+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg20.9Last 3

20.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 5.4 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 33

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 4, 13, 12, 33, 18, 48, 14, 33Warriors-Rockets · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 12, 21, 7, 5, 10, 14, 5, 32Celtics-Bulls · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dejounte Murray SAS, Feb 11, 2022: 32 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Ties career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Jose CalderonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 6, 1, 8, 8, 3, 9, 17, 30Raptors-Lakers · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 29, 29, 16, 2, 8, 4, 2, 28Rockets-Warriors · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 16, 13, 21, 18, 24, 20, 18, 27Pistons-Wizards · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 35, 24, 20, 26, 28, 27, 34, 27Lakers-Raptors · W
29.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Drew GoodenMIL+6.4 19.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Trevor BookerWAS+4.2 11.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Gordon HaywardUTA+3.8 14.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Derrick BrownCHA+3.8 11.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+3.7 11.4 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Chris BoshMIA−4.5 14.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.4 8.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−2.9 8.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−2.8 7.6 last 10 · 10.4 season